diff --git a/cmake/Qt5LinguistToolsMacros.cmake b/cmake/Qt5LinguistToolsMacros.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e363a40fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/Qt5LinguistToolsMacros.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#=============================================================================
+# Copyright 2005-2011 Kitware, Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+#
+# * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+# * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+#   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+# * Neither the name of Kitware, Inc. nor the names of its
+#   contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+#   from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#=============================================================================
+
+include(CMakeParseArguments)
+
+function(QT5_CREATE_TRANSLATION _qm_files)
+    set(options)
+    set(oneValueArgs)
+    set(multiValueArgs OPTIONS)
+
+    cmake_parse_arguments(_LUPDATE "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
+    set(_lupdate_files ${_LUPDATE_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
+    set(_lupdate_options ${_LUPDATE_OPTIONS})
+
+    set(_my_sources)
+    set(_my_tsfiles)
+    foreach(_file ${_lupdate_files})
+        get_filename_component(_ext ${_file} EXT)
+        get_filename_component(_abs_FILE ${_file} ABSOLUTE)
+        if(_ext MATCHES "ts")
+            list(APPEND _my_tsfiles ${_abs_FILE})
+        else()
+            list(APPEND _my_sources ${_abs_FILE})
+        endif()
+    endforeach()
+    foreach(_ts_file ${_my_tsfiles})
+        if(_my_sources)
+          # make a list file to call lupdate on, so we don't make our commands too
+          # long for some systems
+          get_filename_component(_ts_name ${_ts_file} NAME_WE)
+          set(_ts_lst_file "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/${_ts_name}_lst_file")
+          set(_lst_file_srcs)
+          foreach(_lst_file_src ${_my_sources})
+              set(_lst_file_srcs "${_lst_file_src}\n${_lst_file_srcs}")
+          endforeach()
+
+          get_directory_property(_inc_DIRS INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
+          foreach(_pro_include ${_inc_DIRS})
+              get_filename_component(_abs_include "${_pro_include}" ABSOLUTE)
+              set(_lst_file_srcs "-I${_pro_include}\n${_lst_file_srcs}")
+          endforeach()
+
+          file(WRITE ${_ts_lst_file} "${_lst_file_srcs}")
+        endif()
+        add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${_ts_file}
+            COMMAND ${Qt5_LUPDATE_EXECUTABLE}
+            ARGS ${_lupdate_options} "@${_ts_lst_file}" -ts ${_ts_file}
+            DEPENDS ${_my_sources} ${_ts_lst_file} VERBATIM)
+    endforeach()
+    qt5_add_translation(${_qm_files} ${_my_tsfiles})
+    set(${_qm_files} ${${_qm_files}} PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+
+function(QT5_ADD_TRANSLATION _qm_files)
+    foreach(_current_FILE ${ARGN})
+        get_filename_component(_abs_FILE ${_current_FILE} ABSOLUTE)
+        get_filename_component(qm ${_abs_FILE} NAME)
+        # everything before the last dot has to be considered the file name (including other dots)
+        string(REGEX REPLACE "\\.[^.]*$" "" FILE_NAME ${qm})
+        get_source_file_property(output_location ${_abs_FILE} OUTPUT_LOCATION)
+        if(output_location)
+            file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${output_location}")
+            set(qm "${output_location}/${FILE_NAME}.qm")
+        else()
+            set(qm "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${FILE_NAME}.qm")
+        endif()
+
+        add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${qm}
+            COMMAND ${Qt5_LRELEASE_EXECUTABLE}
+            ARGS ${_abs_FILE} -qm ${qm}
+            DEPENDS ${_abs_FILE} VERBATIM
+        )
+        list(APPEND ${_qm_files} ${qm})
+    endforeach()
+    set(${_qm_files} ${${_qm_files}} PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
diff --git a/data/i18n/CMakeLists.txt b/data/i18n/CMakeLists.txt
index 0dc88ba8b4..d5fe361fa0 100644
--- a/data/i18n/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/data/i18n/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ SET_DIRECTORY_PROPERTIES(PROPERTIES CLEAN_NO_CUSTOM 1)
 
 FILE(GLOB TRANSLATION_FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/*.ts)
 
-QT5_CREATE_TRANSLATION(TRANSLATION_MESSAGES ${FILES_TO_TRANSLATE} ${TRANSLATION_FILES})
+INCLUDE(Qt5LinguistToolsMacros)
+
+#QT5_CREATE_TRANSLATION(TRANSLATION_MESSAGES ${FILES_TO_TRANSLATE} ${TRANSLATION_FILES})
 QT5_ADD_TRANSLATION(TRANSLATION_QM ${TRANSLATION_FILES})
-ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(translations_update DEPENDS ${TRANSLATION_MESSAGES})
-ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(translations DEPENDS ${TRANSLATION_QM})
+#ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(translations_update DEPENDS ${TRANSLATION_MESSAGES})
+ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(translations ALL DEPENDS ${TRANSLATION_QM})
 INSTALL(FILES ${TRANSLATION_QM} DESTINATION "${SYS_DATA_PATH}/i18n")